On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This article is about the band The Sweet. Left to right: Steve Priest, Brian Connolly, Andy Sweet potato cubes in the oven, Mick Tucker.

British glam rock band that rose to prominence in the 1970s. The band were formed in London in 1968 and achieved their first hit, “Funny Funny”, in 1971 after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman. The band first achieved success in the UK charts, with thirteen Top 20 hits during the 1970s alone, with “Block Buster! The Sweet had their last international success in 1978 with “Love Is Like Oxygen”. Connolly left the group in 1979 to start a solo career and the remaining members continued as a trio until disbanding in 1981. From the mid-1980s, Scott, Connolly and Priest each played with their own versions of Sweet at different times.

Connolly died in 1997, Tucker in 2002 and Priest in 2020. Andy Scott is still active with his version of the band. Sweet have since sold over 35 million albums worldwide. This section does not cite any sources. The Sweet’s origins can be traced back to British soul band Wainwright’s Gentlemen.

Mark Lay’s history of that band states they formed around 1962 and were initially known as Unit 4. Jim Searle and Alfred Fripp on guitars. In January 1964 the band came fifth in a national beat group contest, with finals held at the Lyceum Strand on 4 May 1964. Highlights of the show were presented on BBC1 by Alan Freeman. Chris Wright left the line-up in late 1964 and was replaced by Ian Gillan. A female vocalist named Ann Cully soon joined the band.

In January 1968 Connolly and Tucker formed a new band calling themselves The Sweetshop. They recruited bass guitarist and vocalist Steve Priest from a local band called The Army. Priest had previously played with mid-’60s band the Countdowns who had been produced and recorded by Joe Meek. Frank Torpey was again recruited to play guitar.